Farm gate



4July 15,` 1941.

J. R. ROYER FARM vGATE Filed July s, 1939 vm, wm. Sm, .wv 8W NV UN. uw 1a 1 V. j C ww\` 1 m, W P 1 E Patented July 15, 1941- U'Nlirsn ori-sica,

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i EARMGATE'.-

- fesselt'.` Royer, Janesville, lIowa Application 3.1939, serial No.282,697 1A craint (crass-vs.)`

. invention .relates .to improvements. imfann gates, and one object. ofmy.improvementsrisL to.

furnisha gate of this type which maybe easily assembled or,disassembled'when.` desired.

Another object of my improvementsisto associate with a. plurality of.woodenv horizontal.l

spacedbeams, metallic verticallyy disposed-.spaced and. apertured crossconnectionsV adapted to A.be

connected together. crosswise. .ofsaid beamsand. also spaced connectionstensioning, withtensi'oning rods for bracing them stiilly togetherlongitudinally and also obliquely for stiifening the general structure.

Another object of my improvements is to shape the vertical crossconnections with sockets therealong for seating the longitudinal woodenbars therein, and provided with end devices for retaining thelongitudinal bars in their seats when assembled, with locking means forholding them together, releasably.

I have accomplished the above objects by the Vmeans and constructionswhich are hereinafter described, claimed and illustrated by theaccompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the gateand its Supporting means as assembled. Fig. 2 is a topplan of the same,and Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the outer part of the gate without theend posts therefor. Fig. 4 is an enlarged fractional Vplan View of theswing end part of the gate and its associated post with releasableconnection. Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged representations of opposite endparts of the gate with portions lbroken away and with Fig. 5 inperspective, while Fig. 6 is in side elevation.

Referring to said Fig. 1, I is a beam or support to whose opposite endsthe vertical like fence Iposts I and 2 are rigidly connected, but whendesired, the posts may be embedded in the ground at opposite sides of apassageway or the like and as terminals of fences.

Between these posts a gate is swingingly hung at one end on the post 2.As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, vertically spaced horizontal loopedbearings 2b have their end parts bent outwardly angularly at 2a to besecured to the post 2 by screws or other means. Headed pintles 2ctraverse these bearings and also like looped hinging parts 3 supportedthereon rockingly and which are fixed upon the hither parts of the gateby means to be hereinafter described.

'I'he gate shown, while being demountable from said posts, is assembledfrom spaced longitudinal horizontal planks of Wood or other suitablematerial arranged one above another as shown in Fig. 1, and connectedtogether by rigid vertical end members, 4, wand-4b in each, withotherlike members spacedf apart between them, and saidmembers areremovably connected te and seat said-planks Sithereon disassembla'bly;and

with releasable lockingmeans, to be described,

C-shaped members 4 vertically and spanning the V intervals. between themembers 4. Each terminal angle-bar 4a projects above the uppermostcasing member 4, as also Ibelow the lowermost vcasing member ybelow atboth ends of the gate, while t-he intermediate angle-bars, spaced apartfrom the others, also extend above and below the apposed members 4, asat 4c, and

barbed wires 6 with barbs 6a are connected tensionally across the saidangle-bar terminations and secured thereto by staples or looped endstraversing apertures in the said extended-end angle-bars. There is shownin Fig. 5, an enlarged perspective view of means for stopping one end,or both if desired, of the outermost members 4 to prevent displacementsof the planks or longitudinal bars 5 therefrom endwise. 'Ihis meansconsists of upper and lower end projections 4c extending longitudinallyoutwardly from said terminal members 4 and apertured in line verticallyto seat therethrough the headed pin or pins 4d at a location in eachinstance contacting the abutting end of each bar 5, or at any ratepreventing escape of such bars endwise. Thus the gate parts are rigidlyassembled. However, additional like longitudinally sloping reach rods 8land 8a are at their rear ends connected to the rear upper members 4,and have at their lower forward ends loops 9 engaging adjustably any ofthe notches in a bar partv lf on the lowermost forward member 4 totension said structures.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, upper and lower looped bearings 3 fixed onthe upper and lower members 4 at the rear of the gate are traversed byheaded pintles 2c, which also traverse similar looped bearings 2b withend parts secured iixedly on the rear post 2 immediately below andsupporting swingingly the upper bearings 3 and the gate. The pintles 2cmay be removed to permit the elements 4 and 5 to be disassembled, afterremoval of the barbed wires 6, and the tension members 8 and 8a.

Referring to Fig. 1, means are shown for securing releasably the y endof the gate to the other -post l. 'I'his consists of spaced longitudinalloops la, lb xed on the post I opposite to the hither end of the gate,and upwardly directed lingers Ic, le secured xedly on the upper andlower faces of the adjacent members 4a, and rings ld loosely seated onthe loops la. an lb, and adapted to be slipped over the fingers Ic andle, releasably.

As shown in Fig. 2, the tension rods 8 and 8a' may be engaged with theopposite ends of the gate by similar looped members 9 and 9a, ifdesired.

As shown in said Fig. 6, alternative means aref shown for stopping theouter end openings of `one or both ends of the boxing members 4 to' AsshownL in Fig. 1, headed Ibrads 1 may,v bev driven through holes in themembers 4 into the hinged connections between the rear post and the rearcross walls of certain of said boxes,

separable linking connections between the forward post and certain partsof the forward standard, a Vertical rearwardly dentated member xed onthe lower forward part of the forward standard, strain rods positionedalongside the opposite faces of the gate, connected at their rear endsito the uppermost'pa'rt of the rear standard, inclined Yforwardlydownwardly with theirv forward. ends connected by a transverse clevisIadap-tedto adjustablyseat between detents of the dentated member, theforward end partsof the upper Vand lower boxes of ythe forward standardsbeing apertured in alinement, and a headed pin traversing the aperturesof said end parts removably to closethe forward open ends of the forwardstandards.

JESSE R. ROYER;

